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Peddemors scores twice as Wolfsburg beats Eintracht Frankfurt

VfL Wolfsburg won 3–1 away against fellow contender Eintracht Frankfurt in the Frauen-Bundesliga, with Lieske Carleer starting for Wolfsburg and Danique Tolhoek in Frankfurt’s lineup. Ella Peddemors opened the scoring within 15 minutes and later made it 1–3 from a free kick after Smilla Vallotto had scored Wolfsburg’s second goal. The brace was Peddemors’ third in three weeks, and she was reported to have 11 league goals, making her the competition’s leading scorer.

Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 3–1 and remained unbeaten in 51 consecutive matches. Former Ajax goalkeeper Regina van Eijk made her debut for Bayern, while Sophie Proost was absent through illness. Wolfsburg’s next fixtures were reported to be the Europa Cup return against Feyenoord and a Bundesliga match against leaders Bayern Munich.

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Dutch women’s teams lose Europa Cup round-of-16 first legs

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Feyenoord, PSV and Ajax all lost the first legs of their Europa Cup round-of-16 ties. Feyenoord were beaten 7-0 away by VfL Wolfsburg, PSV lost 2-0 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt and Ajax were defeated 2-1 at home by Malmö FF. Feyenoord are almost certain to be eliminated, while PSV and Ajax retain more realistic prospects of progressing. The second legs are scheduled for 10 and 11 November.